WASHINGTON – Despite reports of “closed” signs, there are still signs of life left in the commissary at the former Brunswick Naval Air Station, say Sens. Olympia Snowe and Susan Collins. The Maine Republicans said in a statement this afternoon that they have received confirmation from the Department of Defense that no decision has been […]
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Myra Kraft being laid to rest
NEWTON — Myra Kraft touched thousands of lives with her involvement in a host of Boston-area charities, and many of those people are expected to attend her funeral services. Services for the wife of New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft are scheduled for Friday at Temple Emmanuel in Newton. Myra Kraft died of cancer […]
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More hot weather on tap
GRAY — Most parts of Maine are looking at a second day of 90-degree heat. Meteorologist Margaret Curtis from the National Weather Service says it hit 96 degrees Thursday in Portland, and it’s expected to hit the lower 90s on Friday. It’ll be nearly that hot on Saturday, as well. Curtis says Thursday’s high fell […]
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Island Institute announces $2 million for startups
PORTLAND — The Island Institute is launching a $2 million economic-development program to help island and coastal entrepreneurs start or expand their businesses in Maine. The Island and Coastal Innovation Fund is aimed at providing capital to boost waterfront businesses. In return, the institute takes an equity position. Details are being announced Friday in Portland. […]
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Board denies appeal of dredging decision
AUGUSTA — A decision by Maine’s Board of Environmental Protection will allow a dredging project in the Kennebec River to go forward in August. The board voted 6-1 Thursday to deny an appeal of the state-issued permit allowing the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to dredge the Kennebec River in Phippsburg starting Aug. 1. The […]
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Effort under way to fix Maine public campaign finance law
AUGUSTA — A day after a federal judge invalidated a key provision of Maine’s public campaign financing law, supporters of the system are confident the law will be fixed in time for next year’s elections.
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SNAPSHOT: Icely done
Tammy Brann catches ice flakes as they drop from shaving machine to make frozen treats in the Reggie’s Hawaian Shaved Ice stand at the Pittston Fair on Thursday afternoon. The fair runs through Sunday, and the fairgrounds are on Route 194 near Mast Road. Today’s events include horse pulling, a truck pull, live music, fireworks […]
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Officials seek to calm waters after departure
AUGUSTA –The abrupt resignation of Norman Olsen as commissioner of the Department of Marine Resources on Wednesday left the LePage administration scrambling to mend fences on two fronts Thursday.
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Talks continue, but no deal
WASHINGTON — In secretive endgame negotiations, President Barack Obama and House Republican leaders reached anew on Thursday for an elusive “grand bargain” deal to cut deficits by $4 trillion or more and prevent a threatened Aug. 2 government default, officials said.
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Services for Hartland GI are scheduled next week
NEWPORT — The funeral for Army Pfc. Tyler M. Springmann, the 19-year-old from Hartland who was killed by a roadside bomb in Afghanistan, will be a week from today in the same high school gym where he graduated.